Document categories organize documents into logical groups.

• A document category (also called a document type) is one of the rules you use to define which documents a sequence assigns numbers to.

• You can separately number each document category by assigning a different sequence to each category.

A document category identifies the database table that stores documents resulting from transactions your users enter.

• When you assign a sequence to a category, the sequence numbers the documents that are stored in a particular table.

Use categories to more precisely classify your documents. For example, you can categorize accounts receivable invoices into several different categories, such as:

• Chargebacks

• Deposits

• Guarantees

• Debit Memos

• Credit Memos

• Sales Invoices

• Customer Service Invoices

Similarly, you can categorize accounts payable or purchase invoices into several different categories, such as:

• Standard

• Expense Report

• Prepayment

• Interest

• Credit Memo

• Debit Memo